Rapid Assessment of Squatting Report (NOTE: LARGE FILE)

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Environmental and Natural Hazards ...................................................................................... 50 CONCLUSIONS....................................................................................................................... 53 RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................... 54 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... 59 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a response to the request of the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) to have a rapid assessment of squatting carried out in order that policy can be developed and informed decisions taken with respect to addressing the many challenging issues associated with the phenomenon. The main focus of the assessment was various aspects of the informal settlements relating to location, age, population estimate, physical infrastructure, environmental context and the general level of vulnerability to natural hazards. A combination of field survey and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis was employed to arrive at various conclusions of the study. A total of seven hundred and fifty four (754) settlements were identified. Of these, three hundred and twenty (320) were surveyed during this exercise. GIS analysis was applied to five hundred and eighty five (585) settlement for which spatial data was available. The assessment revealed three types of squatting in Jamaica: agricultural, residential and commercial, the most dominant type being residential. Sixty six percent (66%) of the settlements surveyed have been in existence for more than twenty (20) years. Squatter sites range from less than ten (10) units or households per site to in excess of two thousand households in large settlements. An estimated twenty percent (20%) of Jamaica’s population reside in squatter settlements. Physical infrastructure (roads and drains) within squatter settlements are either poorly developed or non-existent. There is access to water and electricity with regards to close proximity to the mains but most of the connections observed were illegally done. Some squatter settlements benefit from municipal garbage collection but the majority resort to a combination of open dumps and burning. There is no infrastructure for proper disposal of sewage waste hence the dominant methods identified were soak-away pits and pit latrines. 3
Page 1: Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Page 5 and 6: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was co
Page 7 and 8: List of Maps Map 1 Informal settlem
Page 9 and 10: List of Figures Fig. 1 Pie Chart sh
Page 11 and 12: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS DLG ----
Page 13 and 14: parishes. Jimmy Tindigarukayo (2005
Page 15 and 16: The Inter-Agency Steering Committee
Page 17 and 18: Analysis Use of GIS and its related
Page 19 and 20: PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON SQUATTING IN J
Page 21 and 22: HISTORICAL AND SPATIAL OVERVIEW Thi
Page 23 and 24: Topography Figure 2 Despite the mou
Page 25 and 26: Of the three hundred and twenty (32
Page 27 and 28: Figure 3 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL
Page 29 and 30: Map 1: Informal settlements and com
Page 31 and 32: Roads and Drains Where roads exist
Page 33 and 34: Access to Electricity The survey co
Page 35 and 36: Plate 1: Showing a Public Pit Latri
Page 37 and 38: Map 3: Showing the number of squatt
Page 39 and 40: Map 4: Map of Jamaica showing squat
Page 41 and 42: Of the five hundred and eighty five
Page 43 and 44: Physical Zone of Settlements Percen
Page 45 and 46: The primary concerns as it relates
Page 47 and 48: Table 3: Percentage of squatter set
Page 49 and 50: NATURAL HAZARDS VULNERABILITY AND M
Page 51 and 52: Map 7: Showing informal settlements
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CONCLUSIONS The survey results of t
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preventing and containing squatting
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This prioritization exercise should
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APPENDICES APPENDIX I MINISTRY OF W
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12. Estimate the number of persons
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) Environmental group c) Youth clu
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Tindigarukayo, Jimmy K. (2005) Squa
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‘Stage 4 - Program Launch and Imp
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3.2.6 A typology of squatter settle
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APPENDIX VI Photographs on squattin
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Environmental Hazard Debris Flow Ro
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Physical Zones Coastal Zone Watersh
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APPENDIX VII NAMED SQUATTER SETTLEM
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39. Friendship - Arable lands 40. S
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St. Elizabeth (23 settlements) 1. L
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18. Unity (Bunkers Hill P.O.) - 130
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39. Shaw Park Heights (Lime Bottom)
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44. Iterboreale - Marginal lands Po
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13. New England, Airy Castle - 60 m
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57. Waltham Park Rd. - Not consider
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24. Portland Cottage/Food for the P
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34. Angels I - 41 metres from a riv
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9 Bogue Heights 10 Bogue Land 11 Bu
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5 Bamboo River 6 Bayview 7 Charles
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Manchester 1 Albion 2 Alligator Pon
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69 Mt. Airy, Mt. Horeb, Knowsely, A
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57 Jobs Lane 58 Johns Lane 59 Johns
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37 Railway, Orange Bay 38 Railway,
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14 Eden Park, Jacks River 15 Epsom
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18 Dampy, Cross 19 Decoy 20 Denbigh
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APPENDIX IX Agencies that participa
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